In the second year of Lin De (665 AD), the thirteenth day of the first month of spring, not three quarters.

At the end of the first year of Lin De, the Xue family was placed under house arrest in the meditation hall, marking the complete collapse of the Xue group. The backbone of the group, the beheading of those who should be killed, the long-term flow of the stream, and the deposition of those who should be degraded. In a word, the tree fell and scattered. As a result of the Great Purge, it was appalling, more than 50 families were involved, and more than 800 people were implicated.

At the beginning of Li Jiu's ascension to the throne, up to now, there have been three major purges. Princess Gaoyang rebelled, the eldest grandson was ambushed, and the Xue group fell for it. After two cleanings, Wu Kang threaded the needle, Jingzong added fuel to the fire, and Wuxu Confluence was the director.

If conditions permit, Li Jiu wants to write a book, the story of the loyal dog Wukang. The loyal biting dog has made outstanding contributions to the elimination of political enemies and the strengthening of centralized power. Such a loyal minister and a good general must be added to the ranks, so the edict was issued.

Today, the envoy came to the door, and the samurai put out the incense case and listened to the edict respectfully. Li Jiu was indeed generous, and ordered Wu Kang to inspect the school, and Zuo Rongwei was a general. It turned out that the person in charge of this post was General Du Junqiu, who died two years ago and has not been supplemented.

At the same time, the edict stated that his official position would be readjusted. Remove General Xuanwei, add the champion general, and be a three-rank military officer. Continue the true character of the pit people, no matter how many part-time jobs, only take a salary, and the treatment of the three products.

The current official positions are: General Zuo Fengchenwei, General Zuo Rongwei, and General Zuo Yulin. Knowing Yulin training, knowing the internal service supervisor, and the champion general. The crown prince is the right to worship the guard rate, and the prince of Chu is the prince of the state of Shangzhu.

Just over the year of its establishment, there were three army generals and one army lieutenant general. Plus top lords, new stars are rising, and samurai are hot. Among the many official positions, there are only two main positions, the left Fengchen general, and the crown prince right Chongye rate. The rest are part-time, just to scare people, that's all.

After the edict was issued, there was no joy for a few days, and there was a new paragraph. There were rumors in the market that gave him the nickname, the three left generals and eunuchs. Because the inner chamberlain, the eunuchs and palace maids are mostly served by eunuchs. He knew that the inner supervisor was the eunuch leader, and he had no children in the family, so he was ridiculed as a eunuch.

Xiaoqing cried angrily again, and was in no mood to celebrate, and had a sad face all day long. Wu Kang hated the toothache, these Qianqian students, it seems to be too much. I didn't kill your family, I didn't eat your food, I mocked me for what I did, I was all fed?

Too lazy to take care of them, his mouth is on others, and he can't sew it up. After the Shangyuan holiday, I went to Si Rong to get the paperwork and chatted with Jiang Ke a lot. He is a descendant of Jiang Wei, a native of Shangqi in Qinzhou, and a second-generation official. He once followed Qi Bi He Li to appease the nine surnames of Tiele, and he also made brilliant achievements.

The former Si Rong Taichang Bo, Zuo Suji Zheng Qintai, is the backbone of the Xue Group, and was exiled to Lingnan last year. Li Jiu asked him to take over, and he was also very talkative, and his tone was not detached. Wu Kang knew that this person was ambitious and wanted to compete for prime minister.

Now there is a shortage of prime ministers, Li Tao is far away from the government, and there are only four prime ministers in fact: the young master of the prince Xu Jingzong, the prince's right middle protector Le Yanwei, the Xitai squire Sun Zhuyu, and the left minister Dou Dexuan. Dealing with the military and political affairs of the Tang Dynasty is obviously overstretched, so he has ideas.

Wu Kang secretly thought that he had enough qualifications and spoke pleasantly, so he responded politely. If possible, I will inform the queen and give you a few kind words. Jiang Ke smiled, his attitude was more attentive, and he even called him a brother.

After completing the entry process, with Si Rong's official document and the emperor's edict, he went to the Nanya of the West Da Nei to take over the Zuo Rong Health Department. The so-called Zuo Rongwei was once the leader of the left army, one of the sixteen guards of the Southern Ya. The supreme commander is a general, and the deputy commander is a general, and there are two people from the third rank.

Further down is the long history, in charge of the affairs of Zhu Cao, and then recorded the affairs of the army, responsible for supervising Zhu Cao. Set up four Cao to join the army, riding Cao and Xuan Cao, Cang Cao and Bing Cao. He was in charge of horses, armor, granaries, and soldiers, and was a civilian military commander.

The standing military force is the subordinate Yiwei, and the commander is the Zhonglang general. There are two generals on the left and right, one Yiwei is recorded, and one soldier Cao joins the army. There were five regiments, each with two hundred men, and the commander was a lieutenant. Each regiment has two brigades, each brigade has a hundred people, and the commander is the brigade commander.

Each brigade has two teams, each team has 50 people, and there are team members and deputies. Each team has five fires, ten guards for each fire, and one fire chief. Zuo Rongwei's Yiwei has a military strength of 1,000 people, similar to Zhichong Mansion, but it is higher than Zhichong, and can be called the Central Army.

All the soldiers of Yiwei are the children of bureaucrats, and they are all the second and third generations of officials. Among the sixteen guards of the South Ya, in addition to the left and right Fengchen guards, as well as the left and right prison guards, the other twelve guards are under the jurisdiction of Yi Wei. Yiwei is stationed in the imperial city, the major city gate palaces, to protect the safety of the emperor, can be called the Nanya forbidden army.

Thinking about the five years of Xianqing, at the scene of Xuzhou's martial arts performance, Wukang showed his magic and defeated the Yulin warriors in a row. Li Jiu was stimulated, and selected elite soldiers from the Southern Yayi Guards to supplement the left and right Yulin. So today, the elites are in Yulin, and Yiwei has declined.

In addition, in addition to guarding the imperial city, the guards of the Southern Ya Zhuwei also have to defend the Beijing Division, and the regional responsibilities are different. left and right guards, commander-in-chief palace guards; Left and right military guards, guards in the south of the Beijing Division; left and right guards, guards in the north of the Beijing Division; left and right Wuwei guards, east guards of the Beijing Division; Left and right guards, guards to the west of the Beijing Division.

left and right Jin Wuwei, responsible for street patrols; left and right Fengchen guards, guards with knives in front of the emperor; The guards of the left and right prisons are responsible for the entry and exit of the gates; The left and right Yulin Army are responsible for the security of the palace. The crown prince's ten guards, similar to the sixteen guards, were responsible for protecting the East Palace.

Among them, the left and right Fengchen guards, as well as the left and right Yulin troops, are responsible for palace patrols. Similar to the supervision team, overt and covertly monitored, the southern ya's guards and forbidden troops. If you find that the cat is greasy and there is an abnormal situation, report it directly to the emperor.

In addition to the guards of Fengchen Guard, Chongye Guard and Fengyu Guard, the rest of the Nanya Guards, and the rest of the East Palace Guards, all of them are far away from the Chong Mansion. The left and right guards received the most, each receiving 50 folds to Chongfu, and the left Rongwei only received 20. The capital is in all directions, and the military government takes turns to guard it, which is called Shangfan.

Rong Wei was in charge of the west of the city, and when Wu Kang went to inspect, it caused a sensation. This year, there is Dongyang Mansion, which is Wuzhou Zhichong Mansion. The military power of the Tang Dynasty is close to the Quartet, and there are only seven branches of the huge Jiangnan Province. Wuzhou has long been dismantled, when was it rebuilt?

The guards of Dongyang Zhechong Mansion are all Wuzhou militiamen, and they were the ones who killed Chen Shuozhen back then. Dongyang Zhichong Du Lieutenant, left and right Guo Yi Du Lieutenant, are all militia commanders. Including ordinary soldiers, they all knew Wu Kang, so they completely fried the pot.

is like an avid fan, seeing his favorite star, all of them are very excited. Surrounded him tightly, some couldn't finish talking, some handed rice cakes, some shouted for warmth, and some had tears in their eyes. The scene was too enthusiastic, and the rest of the soldiers who were frightened were like facing a big enemy for a while, thinking that the camp had been bombed.

Wu Kang almost cried, he gave a passionate speech, comrades worked hard. Eight years after leaving Wuzhou, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, there is still the legend of the brother. The haze that accumulates in the heart naturally dissipates, and the heart is filled with excitement. In this world, as many people hate you, there are as many people as they love you.

I tasted the sweetness, and I came here every other day to contact my fellow villagers, and my life was harmonious. On the third day of the second lunar month, he received an order from the imperial court, and Li Jiu toured the eastern capital. As early as expected, Mei Niang once said that this year's Zen Taishan will naturally go to the east.

It is estimated that within two years, they will stay in Luoyang, and it is best to move temporarily. So he instructed Qian Shun to lead the two battalions of Wu and Wu, and take the whole family to Luoyang first. I stayed in Chang'an, and I was busy all day long, inspecting the security work and sorting out the honor guard of Rongwei.

On the tenth day of the first month of February, the holy driver left Chang'an and headed for Luoyang, the eastern capital. Wu Kang, the leader of the security guards, wears a golden armor and carries a thousand bull swords. Armed to the teeth, he harnessed the fierce horse and guarded the side of the jade chariot.

Li Jiu and his wife seem to be in a good mood, they are still flirting and scolding, and they don't want their old faces. Mei Niang held her stomach and stroked it gently with her hands, full of maternal brilliance. If memory serves, this is the two of them, the last child.

Near noon, when the car curtain was opened to breathe, Li Jiu glanced at Wu Kang, sneered and teased: "Aiqing doesn't have to be nervous, the official road has been repaired a long time ago, the seats have been renovated, and the jade chariot is also very stable." I am the father of the child, and I am a hundred times more attentive than your uncle. ”

Mei Niang was in a good mood, so she pretended to be angry and said: "Kang Lang is too partial, and before the child comes, he will give all kinds of toys, all of which are made by himself." The other four nephews, you don't care about them, Hong'er Xian'er and them already have a lot of complaints. ”

This must be eccentric, those stinky boys, young and deep, too lazy to take care of them. Mei Niang blinked, and said thoughtfully: "When I was pregnant with Xulun, Kang Lang was convincing and said that he must be the prince. Then tell me now, what is in my sister's belly, the prince or the princess? ”

Li Jiu also became interested, holding Mei Niang's hand and casting a mocking look. The old god Wukang was there, pretending to be calculating, shaking his head and saying: "The minister is seventy percent sure, she is a little princess." The minister should congratulate His Majesty, it is good to have a son and a woman, and it is true that the house is full of children. ”

The sycophants were comfortable, Li Jiu was very useful, and suddenly sighed lightly: "If it is a woman, then it is better, we are a husband and wife, and we have four sons, just a woman." At the same time, I firmly believe that it is stability that has returned, and she is reluctant to let us go. ”

The atmosphere was instantly embarrassing, and Wu Kang secretly complained, you are a person who kills a thousand knives, can you speak, which pot is not opened. Mei Niang was depressed, stroked her bulging lower abdomen with her hand, sighed softly and said softly: "If you settle down, your name will be Ling Yue, what does Your Majesty think?" ”

Li Jiu didn't think about it, casually quoted the scriptures, and said that this name was good. It comes from the Book of Rites, which makes the month auspicious day and Canadian dollar costume, and the order is auspicious and good. Wu Kang was dumbfounded, the name Li Lingyue was very familiar. Yu Guang glanced at Mei Niang, did you do it on purpose, she did it on purpose when she received a mocking look.

The best friend in the previous life, who is just 1.6 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms, has a fleshy fat face. For the whole four years of college, I have been chasing Wu Kang, like a dog skin plaster. is also a little rich woman, invite him to eat and shop, and invite him to travel around the world.

is also a little god stick, and the places he travels to are all ancient ruins. Such as going to Mongolia, Hangai Mountain Museum, visiting the massacre mass grave. Go to Kyrgyzstan, the ruins of the Anxi Protectorate; Visit battlefield sites in various parts of Korea, such as the Yalu River.

There was a trip to Qinghai, but I didn't go to the scenic spot and came to the nameless river. Standing barefoot on the bank, looking at the river bank in a daze, for two hours. Suddenly hugged Wu Kang, cried a lot, and said something strange: Don't do stupid things, no matter what happens, cherish life, don't learn from Xiang Yu.

At that time, I was stunned, what did I learn from Xiang Yu, did Wujiang kill himself, it was not so heroic. Later, when the soul wore the Tang Dynasty, I would often think of her, and when chatting with Mei Niang, I would often mention her. Mei Niang wants the princess to be called such a name, what does it mean?

I feel like there is a conspiracy, I can't figure it out, I'm too lazy to bother with my brain, and I have time to ask her. The journey was boring, Mei Niang's body was heavy, and her speed was very slow, walking fifty miles a day. Chang'an is about 700 miles away from Luoyang, and it takes half a month.

On February 25, he arrived at Luoyang, the eastern capital, and drove into Shanglin Garden. It is in the west of Luoyang, the largest royal garden, the palace where Li Jiuzhu lives, is the Yuanxi Hebi Palace. The guards in the palace worked, and Yulin took over from the left and right, and the three mansions assisted by the three mansions.

Wu Kang began to get busy, inspecting the entire garden and sweeping away potential safety hazards. The security of the Lianbi Palace, Zuo Yulin Army is responsible, arranges heavy guards, and personally leads the patrol team. Accompany the two bigwigs to take a walk in the palace garden to pass the boring time.

According to the practice of the imperial court, Li Jiu issued benefits, ordered Xiantai Yushi, and dealt with the prisoners of the Jingshi Zhusi and Yongluo Prefecture. On the twelfth day of March, in the Lianbi Hall of Hebi Palace, Li Jiu convened important ministers and held a temporary court meeting.

Let's put the blockbuster news first, Si Rong is too often Bo Jiang Ke, and he is the same as the three products of East and West, and the new prime minister is born. Jiang Ke was grateful, expressed his loyalty to the emperor, and was willing to serve the dogs and horses. At the same time, he was silent, and cast a grateful look, Brother Wu has worked hard, and he will be rewarded in the future.

Wu Kang was dressed in regular clothes, sitting at the bottom of the military attache team, looking at his nose and nose. You don't need to thank me, you can be the prime minister because of meritorious service. Mei Niang's ears are not very effective, Li Jiu asked you to take care of Si Rong, and he already had the intention of worshipping the prime minister.

The court meeting continued, and Li Jiu said lightly: "Before leaving the Beijing Division, the crown prince Li Hong went to the table and asked the imperial court to send an envoy to the former residence of Chengqian in Qianzhou to collect and bury Li Zhong's bones. The prince has a loyal temperament, I want to approve his request, what do you think? ”

Li Zhong rebelled, and according to the practice of the imperial court, he wanted to be beheaded and abandoned the city. Like Shangguan Yi, no one hacked him to collect the corpse, and the corpse was abandoned outside the city and became a feast for wild dogs. After exposing the corpse in the wilderness for three days, Wu Kang pretended to be sorry, but sent the Japanese camp to collect the corpse.

Find a place to bury, but if you are impeached, your kindness is not rewarded. Fortunately, Li Jiu was generous, and instead of blaming, he encouraged a few words. Li Zhong is the main culprit, no one asked to collect the body, I have to say that Li Hong is really kind-hearted.

The topic has been thrown, Xu Jingzong came out first, praised Li Hong's generosity, and first expressed his support. The other courtiers echoed and kept patting on the back, praising Li Hong. Li Jiu nodded with satisfaction and started the next topic: "The invitation of Tubo in the first month is really more ridiculous than ridiculous, I want to send an envoy to refuse, what do you think?" ”

On the 24th day of the first lunar month, Tubo sent an envoy to the meeting, asking the Tang Empire for permission and reconciliation with Tuhun Valley. He also asked the imperial court for approval to be nomadic in the Chishui region, the source of the Yellow River. On the issue of Tibet, Wu Kang sighed secretly, looking at the current situation, there will be a big war between the two countries.

Tubo is located in Qinghai-Tibet, its climate and environment, productivity level, population base, etc. All kinds of conditions determined that if they wanted to develop, they must go out of the plateau and expand their national territory, so as to feed the war with war. Headed by Lu Dongzan, the decision-making level of Tubo set the strategy of Tuhun Valley as a strategic goal.

From the beginning of Zhenguan year to the current year of Linde, the whole twenty-three years have been spitting out the valley. In the last three years in Longshuo, they got their wish and occupied the Tuhun Valley. The imperial court sent Su Dingfang to serve as the ambassador of Anji, and the west to resist Tibet.

They are so persistent, Wu Kang expressed his understanding, if Tubo goes out of the plateau, it can only rush out of Qinghai. To the south of the Tibetan Plateau, there are the Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains. India, on the south side of the mountain, is scattered at the moment, and has no combat effectiveness.

But they have nuclear weapons, and the natural climate is hot and humid, which is unbearable for highland people. Tibet crossed the Himalayas at least twice and invaded the Indian peninsula. During Zhenguan, Wang Xuance borrowed the Tibetan soldiers to destroy the three kingdoms of India.

It's a pity that there is no use for eggs, and India's hot and humid climate blocks the Tibetan army. The road to the south is blocked, and it is impossible to send troops to the east and go south to Sichuan. There are Hengduan Mountains, which are natural barriers, and cannot be marched on a large scale.

For example, when China liberated Tibet, planes and automobiles were transported, and the troops were also cut off for food many times. The road to the east is blocked, and it is unrealistic to go west over the Kunlun Mountains and get involved in the Western Regions. The battle line was stretched too long, and it was constrained by the supply line, so it was impossible to fight in large corps.

Only to attack northward, with the Tuhun Valley as a base, to get involved in the Hexi Corridor. Therefore, the Tuhun Valley is a strategic buffer zone in the Hexi Corridor. Losing Tuhun Valley will have cold lips and teeth, so Emperor Taizong has made great efforts several times. Intervened in Tuyuhun by force, crushed the opposition forces, and supported the pro-Tang forces.

If Emperor Li Jiu can lock up the Tuhun Valley and block the northward advance of Tubo. Then the Tubo Dynasty will gradually decline in internal friction. It's a pity that he didn't do it, or couldn't do it, the strategic core of the Tang Dynasty was in the Western Regions, Mobei and Liaodong.

All the elite troops were sent to Liaodong, and they did not have the strength to lock up Tibet. Li Jiu can't be blamed, all the Central Plains dynasties don't regard the southwest as the main strategic direction. Or in other words, the Central Plains Dynasty did not have much interest in Tibet.

The main threats to the Central Plains all come from the north, and even if they attack the Western Regions, their core purpose is to restrict the north. The Tibetans rushed out of the Tuhun Valley and began to meddle in the Western Regions, inciting Turkic tribes to break away from the rule of the Tang Dynasty. In recent years, the turmoil in the Western Regions and the rebellion of the Turkic tribes were all caused by the Tibetans.

Therefore, Wu Kang concluded that there must be a big conflict between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. It is unlikely that in the near future, Tubo is planning and will not attack in a big way. On the other hand, in the Tang Empire, the core of military strategy is still placed in Liaodong. Only by falling Pyongyang and destroying Goguryeo can we adjust our strategy and start to clean up Tibet.

At that time, whether he can win the battle or not, Wu Kang has no bottom in his heart. Before coming to Luoyang, he inspected Zuorong Zhichong Mansion and found a bad situation. The guards are seriously old, and less than thirty percent of the strong ones are strong, indicating that the government military system is collapsing at an accelerated pace. The combat power is getting weaker and weaker, and against the Tibetan army, I am afraid that I will lose the battle.

Suddenly, Li Jiu was furious, interrupting his thoughts, and his voice was yin and yang: "Emperor Yang is stubborn and self-serving, refusing to admonish and dying in the country, I often take it as a warning, and humbly ask for advice." But there is no one to advise, what is the reason why you are only submissive? ”

The scene was silent, and everyone sat upright, like an old monk in a seat. Wu Kang's face was expressionless, but he was complaining in his heart, this was taking off his pants and farting. In the past, Han Ying came to Ji, Yu Zhining and other important ministers were all iron-clad ministers. You don't listen at all, who dares to advise you when you kill and degrade?

Li Jiu was furious, and the atmosphere began to be depressed. Li Tao suddenly coughed dryly, and Wu Kang spoke at the same time: "What Your Majesty has done can be called perfect, and the ministers have no laws to persuade them." If it is a strong admonition, it may be self-defeating and suspected of selling fame and reputation. ”

This sycophant is so shameless, and everyone despises it. Looking at Wu Kang's eyes, it became even more weird, as if he was saying: Come and see, everyone, this is Yu Chen, except for shaving and patting horses, he has no ability.

Li Jiu's face gradually softened, and his eyes were aimed at Li Tao, what Aiqing wanted to say. Li Tao secretly scolded Wu Kang, what you just said is what I want to say. I could only bite the bullet and slowly speak: "General Wu is reasonable, His Majesty has done everything he can, and the ministers have nothing to admonish." ”

The atmosphere is even more weird, Wu Kang is a minister, and it is understandable to say this. Li Tao is a veteran, why do you say such things...